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Who was Louis Armstrong?

Title
  1. Who was Louis Armstrong? / by Yona Zeldis McDonough ; illustrated by John O'Brien.
Published by
  1. New York : Grosset & Dunlap, ©2004.
Supplementary content
  1. Publisher description
Author
  1. McDonough, Yona Zeldis.

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Additional authors
  1. O'Brien, John, 1953-
  2. Schomburg Children's Collection.
Description
  1. 106 pages : illustrations; 20 cm.
Summary
  1. A product of the rough New Orleans neighborhood known as Storyville, young Louis Armstrong may never have become a musician had it not been for a stint in reform school. But it was his passion and genius that made Armstrong into a an American jazz legend. Illustrations.
Series statement
  1. Who was--?
Uniform title
  1. Who was-- .
Subject
  1. Armstrong, Louis, 1901-1971 > Juvenile literature
  2. Armstrong, Louis, 1901-1971
  3. Jazz musicians > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature
  4. African American jazz musicians > Biography > Juvenile literature
  5. Musicians
  6. Jazz
  7. African Americans > Biography
  8. JUVENILE NONFICTION > Biography & Autobiography
  9. JUVENILE NONFICTION > Music
  10. JUVENILE NONFICTION > People & Places > African American. > United States
  11. African American jazz musicians
  12. Jazz musicians
  13. United States
Genre/Form
  1. Biographies.
  2. Biography.
  3. Juvenile works.
  4. Jazz.
Contents
  1. Who was Louis Armstrong? -- A rough and tumble start -- A home away from home -- Making music -- King of jazz -- Ups and downs -- A question of color -- Hello and good-bye.
Call number
  1. Sc D 06-1016
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 102-104).
Author
  1. McDonough, Yona Zeldis.
Title
  1. Who was Louis Armstrong? / by Yona Zeldis McDonough ; illustrated by John O'Brien.
Imprint
  1. New York : Grosset & Dunlap, ©2004.
Type of content
  1. text
Type of medium
  1. unmediated
Type of carrier
  1. volume
Series
  1. Who was--?
  2. Who was-- .
Bibliography
  1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 102-104).
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  1. Table of contents
  2. Publisher description
Added author
  1. O'Brien, John, 1953- illustrator.
  2. Schomburg Children's Collection.
LCCN
  1. 2003024471
ISBN
  1. 0448433680 (pbk.)
  2. 9780448433684 (pbk.)
  3. 0448435608 (hardcover)
  4. 9780448435602 (hardcover)
  5. 1442079150 (Paw Prints)
  6. 9781442079151 (Paw Prints)
Research call number
  1. Sc D 06-1016
  2. JMD 06-801
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